Monday, June 23, 2008

I cant really be bothered going back and trying to record all the things I have learnt in the past 6 months so I will just start off with some new vocab and then try to apply these words in some sentences.

Friday, June 20, 2008

Lets begin with a brief introduction so I can explain to myself and any possible viewers of this blog my intentions. At the beginning of this year I made a decision I was going to learn Japanese. This stems from my desire to complete a Masters of Landscape Architecture at the Tokyo University of Agriculture.

Obviously I've set my self a task thats not easy but definitely not impossible by any means. I have made progress... slowly.. but I'm not giving up and hopefully this blog will help motivate me and keep me on track towards my intended goal.

I guess I should explain this title of this blog. This came from a conversation with my friend about learning Japanese as were heading over there in January for a holiday. I was telling him how to say 'I undersatnd' : わかりました. This came out sounding to him like: 'Iamthecurrymaster'. Now all every time I say わかりました I'm always thinking about the damn curry master!

Oh and thanks to http://www.tofugu.com for inspiring me to add another dimension to my Japanese study by creating this blog.

The question remaining... where to start? I should set some goals relating to the purpose of this blog so here goes:

1. Record the progress I make with my Japanese studies.

2. Build a vocab list to which I should add at least 5 words a day.

3. Collect information about Japanese culture in particular Landscape Design and agricultural techniques.

About Me

Australian living in Japan. I grew up in the country and love the outdoors / gardens / parks etc.
Here I try to record my progress with Japanese and gather any interesting ideas.
僕は日本に住んでいるオーストラリア人です。オーストラリアの田舎町で生まれ育ち、毎日自然の中で自由に遊び回っていました。やっぱりアウトドアな生活とランドスケープが大好きです。このブログの目的は日本語の進歩と日本の経験記録し、アイデアとインスピレーションを集めることです。